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Disaster averted...or at least delayed for the moment
Utena 2--art and pre-lettering computer--died on me Wednesday afternoon. I would begin to think Utena is cursed, except I I know I have myself to blame for going the cheaper route in regards to the new guts my father filled her with last Giftmas, and when it comes to computer hardware you get what you pay for. Note to self: if when you buy a new computer you do not purchase one off the showroom floor but have one built from parts instead. fork over the extra cash for higher-end guts. I mean, really! *face palm* Okay, lesson learned.
The trouble started on Wednesday when Utena's monitor began flipping on and off whenever I touched a key or tried to use my tablet's stylus, and escalated from there until she couldn't even reboot Windows after a manual reset. I drafted Usagi (fun computer and my laptop) into prelettering once more and bemoaned not backing up my art files on Utena to either Usagi or Isley (my external hard drive for fun stuff).
The last time Utena pulled this, it was the death of Utena 1, and based on that experience, I expected the worst and assumed Utena 2 was now fried as well. Thankfully since I've only had Utena 2 for 6 months, and since I am so incredibly slow at making my own art, the "only" files I would have lost were the Photoshop originals of my manga about the singer Laurie (and I've posted jpegs of the 11 pages, thus I could have recreated the Photoshop files if needed), a piece of fanart I've been working on for Ms. McKinley's Sunshine, and a short comic starring me I had just begun drawing on Monday. It could have been much worse, right?
Yesterday, Thursday, morning I took Utena 2 back to the computer doctor, he determined it was a blown video card, and now Utena 2 is home with a shiny new replacement card and running fine...for now. *knocks on wood* The first thing I did when I turned her on was copy my art folder to Isley. I no longer trust Utena 2's stability, and I'm going to become downright paranoid about backing up any and all art files I create on her.
I lucked out this time, and I know it. Once again, let me admonish--especially to my fellow artists: back up your files, and back them up FREQUENTLY. Everyone's luck runs out some time, and every computer has a day of death. *gulps and eyes Tsukushi warily* She's been running since 2004...
The trouble started on Wednesday when Utena's monitor began flipping on and off whenever I touched a key or tried to use my tablet's stylus, and escalated from there until she couldn't even reboot Windows after a manual reset. I drafted Usagi (fun computer and my laptop) into prelettering once more and bemoaned not backing up my art files on Utena to either Usagi or Isley (my external hard drive for fun stuff).
The last time Utena pulled this, it was the death of Utena 1, and based on that experience, I expected the worst and assumed Utena 2 was now fried as well. Thankfully since I've only had Utena 2 for 6 months, and since I am so incredibly slow at making my own art, the "only" files I would have lost were the Photoshop originals of my manga about the singer Laurie (and I've posted jpegs of the 11 pages, thus I could have recreated the Photoshop files if needed), a piece of fanart I've been working on for Ms. McKinley's Sunshine, and a short comic starring me I had just begun drawing on Monday. It could have been much worse, right?
Yesterday, Thursday, morning I took Utena 2 back to the computer doctor, he determined it was a blown video card, and now Utena 2 is home with a shiny new replacement card and running fine...for now. *knocks on wood* The first thing I did when I turned her on was copy my art folder to Isley. I no longer trust Utena 2's stability, and I'm going to become downright paranoid about backing up any and all art files I create on her.
I lucked out this time, and I know it. Once again, let me admonish--especially to my fellow artists: back up your files, and back them up FREQUENTLY. Everyone's luck runs out some time, and every computer has a day of death. *gulps and eyes Tsukushi warily* She's been running since 2004...